Interaction between density and Cu toxicity for Enchytraeus crypticus – Comparing first and second generation effects

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 458-460; pp. 361 - 366
• Main Authors: Menezes-Oliveira, V.B., Damgaard, C., Scott-Fordsmand, J.J., Amorim, M.J.B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.08.2013
• Subjects: Analysis of Variance; Animals; Copper; Copper - toxicity; Density; Ecology; Ecotoxicology; Enchytraeus; Enchytraeus crypticus; Exposure; food availability; Generational effect; High density; Hydra; juveniles; Oligochaeta - drug effects; Oligochaeta - growth & development; Organisms; polluted soils; Population Density; population growth; Reproduction; Soil (material); Time Factors; Toxicity; Generational effect; Ecology; Ecotoxicology; Copper; Density

Density of organisms varies considerably in nature depending e.g. on seasonality or food availability. A recent investigation on interaction between Cu and density using Enchytraeus crypticus showed that density itself (5–50 per 20gr dry soil) had an impact on population and individual growth [up to...